Method and apparatus for therapeutic electromagnetic treatment

Abstract

The invention relates to a therapeutic treatment device having a light source controlled by a microprocessor that can receive parameters for treatment that can hold treatment parameters and information about the patient, including a photograph of the patient either before or after treatment. The device may also display temperature distributions in the patient's tissue or blood vessels.

I claim: 
     
       1. A therapeutic treatment device comprising: a light source operable to provide an incoherent pulsed light output for treatment, wherein the source includes control inputs;   a microprocessor having control outputs connected to the control inputs of the source, display outputs and an input interface;   a display connected to the microprocessor display outputs;   a user interface connected to the input interface;   wherein the microprocessor is operable to receive input parameters related to the treatment and is operable to provide output parameters related to the treatment; and   means for causing the display to display the output parameters, wherein the microprocessor is operable to store information about the patient being treated in a database and wherein the patient information stored in the database includes a visual image of the patient's condition.   
     
     
       2. The therapeutic treatment device of claim 1, wherein the patient information includes a photograph of the patient's condition prior to treatment. 
     
     
       3. The therapeutic treatment device of claim 1, wherein the patient information includes a photograph of the patient's condition after treatment.